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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Debug </span><span class="f_BodyText">window is available through the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Debug &amp; Profile | Debugger </span><span class="f_BodyText">menu option, or by pressing </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Alt]+[8]</span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="debug_debugger.png" width="306" height="319" border="0" alt="debug_debugger"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Scripts</span><span class="f_BodyText"> folder lists the scripts available for the currently-selected package, by default selecting the first in the list. If you want to execute a different script, select the appropriate checkbox. </span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Windows</span><span class="f_BodyText"> folder lists the other debug windows. Select the checkbox for each window you want to display in the work area. You can then <a href="dockingwindows.htm">dock and combine</a> the windows to suit your working requirements. The windows are briefly described below:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="breakpoints.htm">Breakpoints</a></span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - lists any breakpoints placed in the package source code, along with their status (enabled/disabled), line number, and the physical source file in which they are located</span></li>
<li><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="local_variables.htm">Locals</a></span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - shows the local variables defined in the current code segment, their type and value</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="auto.htm">Autos</a> - shows the values of static and globally scoped expressions you have entered</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="stack.htm">Stack</a> - shows the position of the debugger in the code; clicking on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">&gt;</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> button advances the stack through the code until the next breakpoint is reached</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="stack_trace_history.htm">Recording History</a> - records any activity that takes place during a debug session; once the activity has been logged, Enterprise Architect can use it to create a new Sequence diagram</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="watches.htm">Watches</a> - shows local variables that have been marked as breakpoints; changes in the values of these variables causes a breakpoint in the debugger</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="output.htm">Output</a> - displays output from the debugger including any messages output by debugged process, such as writes to standard output</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="modules.htm">Modules</a> - displays all the modules loaded during a debug session</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="the_workbench.htm">Workbench</a> - enables you to create your own variables and invoke methods.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Breakpoints</span><span class="f_BodyText">, </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Recording Markers</span><span class="f_BodyText"> and </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Threads</span><span class="f_BodyText"> folders list the breakpoints, recording markers and threads in the selected package. Double-click on any of the items to locate the actual object in the code and highlight the line of code it marks.</span></p>




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